Joan Allen (født 20. august 1956) er en amerikansk teater-, tv- og filmskuespiller. Hun vandt i 1988 en Tony Award for bedste kvindelige hovedrolle i et skuespil for sin Broadway-debut i Burn This. Hun er nomineret tre gange til en Oscar. Hun modtog bedste kvindelige birolle nomineringer for Nixon (1995) og Heksejagt (1996), og en bedste kvindelige hovedrolle nominering for The Contender (2000).
Allen begyndte sin skuespillerkarriere i 1977 med Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Hendes New York-scenekreditter omfatter And a Nightingale Sang (1984) og The Heidi Chronicles (1988). Hendes andre filmroller omfatter Manhunter (1986), Peggy Sue blev gift (1986), Tucker - en mand og hans drøm (1988), The Ice Storm (1997), Face/Off (1997), Pleasantville (1998), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), Det ku' ikke være bedre (2005), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), Death Race (2008), The Bourne Legacy (2012) og Room (2015). Hun medvirkede i ABC-dramaet The Family (2016).
Opvækst og uddannelse Allen, den yngste af fire børn, blev født i Rochelle, Illinois, datter af Dorothea Marie (født Wirth), en husmor, og James Jefferson Allen, en ejer af en tankstation.Kolson, Ann (19. marts 1989). "Two Bright Lights On Broadway Pauline Collins And Joan Allen Took Roundabout Routes To The N.Y. Stage. Their Reviews Have Made The Journeys Worthwhile" . The Philadelphia Inquirer. Hentet 10. december 2007. Weinraub, Bernard (27. december 1995). "Finding Warmth In a Shy First Lady". The New York Times. Hentet 10. december 2007. Hun har en storbror, David, og to storesøstre, Mary og Lynn."Joan Allen". Yahoo! Movies. 2007. Hentet 10. August 2007. Allen gik på Rochelle Township High School, og blev stemt for største sandsynlighed for at gennemføre. Hun behøvede først at deltage i Eastern Illinois University og medvirkede i et par skuespil med John Malkovich, som også var studerede der og gik derefter på Northern Illinois University, hvor hun blev uddannet med en BFA i teater.
Allen begyndte sin karriere som en sceneskuespiller og på tv før sin filmdebut i filmen En tand for meget (1985). Hun blev medlem af Steppenwolf Theatre Company Ensemble i 1977, da John Malkovich bad hende om at deltage."In Step With: Joan Allen". Parade Magazine. 19. juni 2005. Hun har været medlem siden. I 1984 vandt hun en Clarence Derwent Award for hendes skildring af Hellen Stott i And a Nightingale Sang.
Karriere I 1989 vandt Allen en Tony Award for sin Broadway-debutpræstation i Burn This."Member Profiles: Joan Allen" . Steppenwolf Ensemble. Hun medvirkede også i den Pulitzerprisvindende skuespil Heidi Chronicles."1989 Tony Awards" . Broadway World.
Hun modtog Oscar-nomineringer for bedste kvindelige birolle for sine roller som Pat Nixon i Nixon (1995) og som Elizabeth Proctor, en kvinde anklaget for hekseri, i Heksejagt (1996). Hun var også nomineret for bedste kvindelige hovedrolle for sin rolle i The Contender (2000), hvor hun spillede en politiker, der bliver genstanden for skandale.
Hun havde hovedrollerne i dramaet The Ice Storm, instrueret af Ang Lee og action-thrilleren Face/Off, instrueret af John Woo, begge udgivet i 1997, samt i komedien Pleasantville (1998).
I 2001 spillede Allen i miniserien The Mists of Avalon på TNT og modtog en Primetime Emmy Award nomineringJoan Allen Emmy Nominated for rollen. I 2005 modtog hun mange positive anmeldelser for sin hovedrolle i komedie/drama Det ku' ikke være bedre, hvor hun spillede en alkoholiseret husmor.
Hun spillede CIA-institutdirektør Pamela Landy i Bourne Supremacy, Bourne Ultimatum og Bourne Legacy. Allen optrådte i Death Race, hvor hun spillede en fængselsforvalter.Rickey, Joe (10. august 2007). "Joan Allen in 'Death Race'". World of KJ. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Hentet 10. august 2007.
I 2009 Allen medvirkede som Georgia O'Keeffe i Lifetime Television-filmen om kunstnerens liv. Allen vendte tilbage til Broadway i marts 2009, da hun spillede rollen som Katherine Keenan i Michael Jacobs skuespil Impressionism overfor Jeremy Irons på Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.Sontag, Deborah (4. marts 2009). "Enter the Anti-Diva, Stage Right". The New York Times. Hentet 14. Marts 2009.
Allen stemmelagde karakteren Delphine i Bethesda Softworks videospil The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim i 2011. Hun udlånte også sine talenter i Thomas Nelson lydbibelproduktionen kendt som The Promise Word. I denne dramatiserede lydudgave spillede Allen karakteren Deborah. Projektet omfattede også et stort ensemble af velkendte Hollywood-aktører, herunder Jim Caviezel, Lou Gossett Jr., John Rhys-Davies, Jon Voight, Gary Sinise, Christopher McDonald, Marissa Tomei og John Schneider."The Word of Promise: Cast". Arkiveret fra originalen den 29. oktober 2014. Groves, Martha (16. november 2009). "BELIEFS : Stars lined up for elaborate audio Bible : Michael York, Jason Alexander and many others gave voice to a 79-CD reading of Old and New Testaments". Los Angeles Times.
I 2015 underskrev Allen for hovedrolle i ABC-dramaserien The Family, hvor hun spiller skurkerollen som manipulerende borgmester og matriark af sin familie.Lesley Goldberg. "Oscar Nominee Joan Allen to Star in ABC's Jenna Bans Drama – The Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. Hentet 1. marts 2015.
Privatliv I 1990 blev Allen gift skuespiller Peter Friedman. De skiltes i 2002, men bor tæt på hinanden for at dele tid med deres datter, Sadie, født i 1994.Hegberg, Carol (11. april 2005). "With three new movies Rochelle native Joan Allen is making her mark". The Daily Chronicle. Hentet 10. august 2007.
Filmografi ÅrTitelRolleNoter1983Say Goodnight, GracieGinnyTv-film1985Compromising PositionsMary Alice Mahoney1985EvergreenIris FriedmanTv-film1986ManhunterReba McClane1986ZeistersLala1986Peggy Sue Got MarriedMaddy Nagle1987All My SonsAnn DeeverTv-film1987The Room UpstairsEllieTv-film1988Tucker: The Man and His DreamVera Tucker1989In CountryIrene1991Without Warning: The James Brady StorySarah BradyTv-film1993Ethan FromeZeena Frome1993Searching for Bobby FischerBonnie Waitzkin1993Josh and S.A.M.Caroline Whitney1995Mad LoveMargaret Roberts1995NixonPat NixonBoston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress
Society of Texas Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nomineret—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nomineret—BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Nomineret—New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nomineret—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Nomineret—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role1996HeksejagtElizabeth ProctorCritics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress Empire Award for Best Actress
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nomineret—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nomineret—Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nomineret—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nomineret—Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nomineret—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Nomineret—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture1997The Ice StormElena HoodNomineret—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nomineret—London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year
Nomineret—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama1997Face/OffDr. Eve ArcherNomineret—Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress – Action/Adventure Nomineret—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress1998PleasantvilleBetty ParkerBoston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nomineret—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nomineret—Teen Choice Award for Funniest Scene1999All The RageHelen2000When the Sky FallsSinead Hamilton2000The ContenderSenator Laine Billings HansonCritic's Choice Alan J. Pakula Award (delt) Nomineret—Academy Award for Best Actress
Nomineret—Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress – Drama
Nomineret—Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nomineret—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
Nomineret—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nomineret—Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Female
Nomineret—Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress
Nomineret—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress
Nomineret—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress
Nomineret—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
Nomineret—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role2001The Mists of AvalonMorgauseTV-miniserie Nomineret—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie2003Off the MapArlene Groden2004The NotebookAnn Hamilton2004The Bourne SupremacyCIA Dep. Dir. Pamela Landy2004YesSheSeattle International Film Festival Award for Best Actress Nomineret—British Independent Film Award for Best Actress2005The Upside of AngerTerry Ann WolfmeyerChicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Iowa Film Critics Award for Best Actress
San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress
Nomineret—Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress
Nomineret—Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nomineret—London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year
Nomineret—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress
Nomineret—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Nomineret—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress2006BonnevilleCarol2007The Bourne UltimatumCIA Dep. Dir. Pamela Landy2008Death RacePrison Warden Claire HennesseyNomineret—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress2009Hachi: A Dog's TaleKate Wilson2009Georgia O'KeeffeGeorgia O'KeeffeNomineret—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Nomineret—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Nomineret—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie
Nomineret—Producers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
Nomineret—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie2009The Word of Promise LydbibelDeborah (stemme)Lydbog Voice-over2011The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrimhttp://www.gamefront.com/the-spectacular-skyrim-voice-cast-includes-joan-allen/Delphine (stemme)Videospil voice-over2012LuckClaire LachayTV-serie2012The Bourne LegacyCIA Dep. Dir. Pamela LandyCameo2014A Good MarriageDarcy Anderson2014The KillingColonel Margaret RayneFjedre og sidste sæson (optrådte i alle 6 afsnits); krediteret som special gæstestjerne.2015RoomNancy NewsomeCanadian Screen Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nomineret—Indiana Film Journalists Association Award for Best Supporting Actress2016The FamilyClaire Warren
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Steppenwolf Theater Company Burn This The Heidi Chronicles Three Sisters Waiting For The Parade Love Letters The Marriage of Bette and Boo (And a Nightingale Sang...) The Wheel
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